Undoubtedly, the news of the Swiss’s retirement shook the world of sports and immediately the messages of affection for the tennis player flooded social networks and it is impossible to forget when he met Maradona and the world champion with Argentina surrendered to his feet.
The crossing is dated February 2013 within the framework of the Dubai ATP, since when Federer visited Argentina Maradona could not attend and the pleasure of finally seeing each other was in the Middle East.
“My friend (my friend), the machine (the machine)”were the words of Maradona while he hugged the Swiss who replied “It’s good to see you! How is everything going? You were not in Buenos Aires”.
“Nadal is fantastic, Djokovic is fantastic, but how ‘The Machine’ does not exist and there will not be. Sampras very good, Agassi, great. If you want I can talk to you about Connors, about Vilas, they are all very far from ‘The Machine, about Federer”Maradona confessed in dialogue with journalist Miguel Simón for a documentary on ESPN.
That meeting between the two world sports stars took place after the triumph of Juan Martín Del Potro 6-4 and 6-4 over Somdev Devvarman. Once the match was over, Diego went down to the field and began to rally with the man from Tandil.
Immediately afterwards, Maradona stayed to witness Federer’s victory against the Spanish Marcel Granollers and then the meeting between the two took place, which was attended by a translator who helped them communicate. That was the second time the two spoke, after the first heads-up in 2010.
After that, in 2019, the Swiss came to Argentina to play an exhibition tournament with Alexander Zverev, but he could not see Maradona because “Fluff” was not in the country. Despite this, the Ten left him an unforgettable message that was shown on the screens of the Parque Roca stadium.
“Hello master, master, machine as I call you; you were, you are and you will be the greatest. There is no other who can show you. I want any problem you have in my country, call me and tell me what you need, “he said the former footballer.
“I want you to send a big kiss to your wife and your children,” he concluded in the video that generated applause from all Federer fans, and from the Swiss himself.
Source: Ambito
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